Massive Chinese Counterfeit Wine Ring Busted with 7,000 Fake Cases
In the raid, police found the supplies needed to make counterfeit wines, rolls of labels, bottles, corks for Latour, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild and other high end brands
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Happy Birthday The Wine Cellar Insider Celebrates 3 Years Online!
Happy Birthday, The Wine Cellar Insider has been online for three years! A look back at what we’ve been doing and a loom at ahead at what we have planned for the next year.
Celebrate International Cabernet Sauvignon Day August 29
Jean Charles Cazes of Lynch Bages “The greatest Cabernet Sauvignon wines are characterized by their capacity to age, combining a powerful structure with elegance and finesse. It tends to develop with a few years a more complex bouquet of spicy notes, or even cigar box aromas. The finish is smooth, polished and very long!”
Top Ten Easy Tips to Make Great Wine and Food Pairings
The key to great wine and food parings is ,it’s all about what you like to drink and eat once you decide if the wine, or the food is the star of the night.
Second Storm in a Week Thrashes Bordeaux Vineyards
Early reports from Bordeaux state the region was struck by a massive hail storm during the night of August 2. Parts of Cotes de Castillon suffered severe damage. The hail storm of 2013 is said to be the equal of the last major hail storm that slammed into the region in May, 2009.
Chateau Latour Expands into Napa Purchasing Araujo Estate Winery
The owners of Chateau Latour, the famed First Growth estate in Bordeaux agreed to purchase Araujo Estate in the news story of the year for Napa!
The Balkan Wine Industry Rapidly Gaining Attention with Consumers
Wines from the Balkan wine regions are gaining in popularity with more than sommeliers. Consumers looking for value and character are tasting more wine than ever from Greece, Croatia, Hungaryd, Serbia and other Balkan regions today.
